# Accident 19810905055319A: Beech 35BEECH, Stephen, MN, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Stephen, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4524° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephen, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4524&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1501S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1501S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,272 total, 675 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT IN PLOWED FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER67), Sep 5, 1981: Beech P35 (N1501S), Stephen, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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